Items tagged with plug

by Ray Willington - Wed, Dec 04, 2013

USB Connector To Become Smaller and Reversible As Devices Slim Down

Great news for those waiting for the tried-and-true USB connector to follow the path of Apple's thinner, smaller lightning connector... at least in terms of overall size. While mini-USB and micro-USB are certainly tiny by most definitions, they're still a little chunky when seen on some of the world's slimmest phones... Read more...

by Ray Willington - Mon, Jan 09, 2012

Marvell's SMILE Plug Computer Is As Cute As A Button

What if you had a mini, power-efficient computer that smiled at your when it was functioning properly, and frowned when something needed a tweak? It'd sure be better than your current troubleshooting setup, we're certain. Marvell announced today at CES their new "Classroom 3.0" technology, featuring an ARMADA-powered SMILE Plug and a partnership... Read more...

by Gregory Sullivan - Mon, Jun 30, 2008

Andy Grove Wants You To Plug In Your Car

Andy Grove was once the Chairman of Intel, and is widely considered one of the best minds in American management. Time's Man of the Year for 1997 isn't spending his retirement from the chipmaker doing nothing; he's championing a push to get plug-in hybrid cars on the road ASAP.During the past year and a half, Grove has created his own crash... Read more...

by Michael Santo - Tue, Nov 27, 2007

Actiontec MegaPlug AV 200 Mbps Ethernet Adapter

When it comes to solid, reliable networking connections, nothing beats copper at the moment. It's not the most convenient, as most people (particularly wives and girlfriends) don't want cables running across the floor, or even jacks in walls throughout the house. That leaves wireless, and although most people have wireless-G at... Read more...

by Dave Altavilla - Tue, Nov 27, 2007

Actiontec MegaPlug AV 200 Ethernet Adapter

You've all felt the pain a WiFi network can bring, with fading signal strength through walls or over even moderately long distances inside your home or office. The only other option, short of snaking CAT5 cables inside walls and around your home or office is Powerline Networking. Initially, Powerline Networking technology was... Read more...

by Gregory Sullivan - Thu, Jun 14, 2007

Plug And Play Mainframes From IBM - Sorta

IBM was out yesterday with a new blade chassis they are aiming towards small to medium size businesses. (SMB) The idea is to allow businesses that have previously needed a room full of separate servers to integrate them all together and handle the ever-growing list of different essential business computing applications like anti-virus, firewalls,... Read more...